Episode
Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Cicada’s Ascension Mystery
Overview
Fang is tricked by Li during a strange case of a revived corpse but continues his mission, investigating the suspicious death of Lingshan Sect’s leader with Li’s unexpected help.
Details
- Series
- Mysterious Lotus Casebook
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2023-07-23
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Cicada’s Ascension Mystery is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Mysterious Lotus Casebook. It aired on 2023-07-23. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 1: The Immortal Hero
Young martial arts leader Li Xiangyi confronts his rival Di Feisheng but is poisoned and vanishes into the sea. Ten years later, Fang Duobing, heir to Tianji Villa, becomes an investigator and meets wandering doctor Li Lianhua.
Episode 3: The Lotus Blooms
Fang reveals he’s Shan Gudao’s nephew, once a disciple of Li Xiangyi. Li Lianhua secretly searches for Shan’s remains, and the two cross paths again during a bizarre murder at a festival inn.
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Episode 4: The Monster’s Box
Lady Yu Hongzhu accuses Li Lianhua of murder. Fang, as an investigator, teams up with him to uncover why a body was mysteriously sealed in a box.
Episode 5: The Return of a Nemesis
The murder case closes, but Li spots Di Feisheng alive. Di reclaims leadership of the Golden Kite Alliance, seeking a legendary medicine to restore his power.
Episode 6: The Cursed Tomb
Seven headless corpses surface, leading Li and Fang to infiltrate a tomb-raiders’ gathering to investigate a deadly treasure hunt.
Episode 7: The Sacred Medicine
Li unmasks a killer, revealing the headless corpses as a vanished gang from a decade ago. The search for the sacred “Guanyin’s Tears” continues.
Episode 8: Travel Companions
The youth who drank Guanyin’s Tears is revealed as Di Feisheng. Li sabotages the elixir, forcing Di into an uneasy alliance with him and Fang.
Episode 9: The One Who Never Returned
Li Xiangyi’s treasured sword resurfaces but is swapped with a fake. Fang and Li investigate, while old acquaintances begin to suspect Li’s true identity.
Episode 10: The Ominous Bride
Following clues, Li, Fang, and Di head to a village where three brides drowned over ten years, probing the haunting pattern.
Episode 11: Lotus in the Pond
Li discovers a painting tied to the case and dons a bridal gown to lure the killer. The trap leads him to a revealing location.
Episode 12: Settling Old Scores
The truth about the drowned brides is uncovered, and Shan Gudao’s body is found. Fang briefly falls out with his companions over secrets kept from him.
Episode 13: The Cycle of Cause and Effect
Li heals Di but refuses to stay with him. Di reveals Fang is Shan Gudao’s son and that the killer may not be who they thought.